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Sprint Success Boosts City Athletics

Sheffield Lighting the Flame

16 Jul 2006

Emerging athletics talent in Sheffield has been given another boost in the run up to the Olympics and Paralympics in 2012, thanks to one of the region's best young sprinters.

2012 Roadshow Rolls into Sheffield

Sheffield Lighting the Flame

12 Jul 2006

Sheffield will be the first city in Yorkshire to greet the official London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic roadshow on its countrywide tour this month.

Sheffield set to become major contender for Olympic boxing hopefuls

Sheffield Lighting the Flame

29 Jun 2006

Sheffield could be in with a fighting chance of taking an Olympic medal following news that the national amateur boxing governing body is relocating to the city.

Sheffield to Host First International Paralympic Training Camp

Sheffield Lighting the Flame

20 Jun 2006

Sheffield's plans to become a key player in the build up to the Olympics and Paralympics in 2012 were boosted today by the news that the city will host its first ever international paralympic training camp.

Olympic Legend Backs Sheffield Sports Facility Ahead Of 2012

Sheffield Lighting the Flame

01 Jun 2006

Double Olympic gold medallist Daley Thompson has endorsed Sheffield's state-of-the-art facilities as the perfect breeding ground for young athletes in the run up to the Olympics and Paralympics in 2012.